Föhr

Föhr

(för), island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), Schleswig-Holstein, N Germany, in the North Sea, one of the North Frisian Islands. Wyk, the principal town, is a bathing resort. The island has farms, fisheries, and oyster beds. Until 1864, Föhr was included in the Danish duchy of Schleswig.

Whereas displaying these photographs on Sylt, Germany's most popular vacation island, creates a spatial connection to the landscape of the dunes, the Wolk's presentation in the museum on Fohr puts them in a context of historical seascapes.

In "Restrictions and Protection: Female Jain Renouncers," Sherry Fohr investigates the basis for the relative preponderance of female renouncers both within the Jaina community itself and vis-a-vis the Hindu tradition.

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